Friday, August 31, 2012

A few weeks ago a Chinese friend brought me to a monastery in Toa Payoh for a photo shoot, photographers are always welcome there as long as they don't disturb the abbots or the devotees there.

Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery is the
oldest monastery here, an architecture masterpiece of the nineteenth
century representing a unique pageant of Singapore history. The
building is gazetted as a National Monument, symbolizing it's historical
and architectural value.

Built in accordance to the traditional Chinese courtyard layout, with
unique blending of architectural styles from Fuzhou, Quanzhou and
Zhangzhou provinces in China.

My favorite spot for vacation beside the many beach resorts that I've been to , is the Genting Highlands, in our neighbouring country, Malaysia.

Genting Highlands is an integrated resort development
comprising hotels, casinos and a theme park in Pahang, perched on the
peak of Gunung Ulu Kali at 1,800 meters high. Nestled near the border of
Selangor within an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur (about 35km), and around 5 hours from Singapore, Genting
Resort presents a popular weekend getaway from the city heat,
conveniently connected by the Karak Highway and major trunk roads, along
with a cable car service from the satellite town of Gohtong Jaya.

Early morning view from Theme Park Hotel.

Such breathtaking view can never be found in my country, Singapore.

Journey up the hill by cable cars present breathtaking views of the surrounding hills at a comfortable speed that will get to the top in no time at all.

Buses from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore runs several times a day.

Genting Highlands has a cooling climate between 20°C to 25°C during the
day and 15°C to 20°C during the night. Misty weather is a prevalent
element and thunder storms are frequent towards the year end.

The colourful buildings is the well known First World Hotel.

The outdoor theme park that thrill the many visitors there but honestly speaking I love going there because of the cooling weather. When I travel I love to see as much as possible what the town offers with very minimal shopping. That I can do in my own country, as we're known as shopping heaven with countless shopping malls everywhere!